| Primary touristic resources or physical landscape | These are the physical factors that shape places into sites of leisure and tourism. These are attractions that pre-date tourism (not built for the purpose of tourism). Primary resources include the climate and other physical conditions such as scenery, wildlife, history and heritage. |
| Secondary touristic resources or human landscape | These are human factors that shape places into sites of leisure and tourism. The extra facilities that are built to accommodate the tourists (hotels, restaurants, water parks, shopping and Cineplex etc.) |
| Small islands developing states (SIDS) | Small island states heavily relied on tourism as a lever to economic development as limited land area and narrow resource base restrict manufacturing on large scale. |
| Multiplier effect of tourism (positive side) | When an initial amount of spending usually by the government leads to increased spending by the tourists and results in an increased national income greater than the initial amount spent. |
| Leakages of tourism (negative side) | Economic loss of tourists money, by tourists using companies not owned by the host country and spending money outside the host country (for example on a cruise ship)
It implies that the tourists money moving out of the host economy due to several reasons, leaving not much opportunity left for the local people to profit from tourism
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| Resort | A settlement where the primary function is tourism. This includes a hotel complex. |
| Mass Tourism | Mass tourism involves large number of tourists flocking into certain popular destinations. This kinds of tourism are generally operated by large touristic operators though package tours and are relatively cheaper but may adversely affect the local environment and community. |
| Objectives of Sustainable tourism | 1. Sustainable use of resources by meeting the needs of the present without harming the prospect of the future generation.
2. Supporting and involving local communities and creation of local multiplier.
3. Reduce-reuse-recycle (3R principles): reducing overconsumption and waste, recycling of tourists waste
4. Use of efficient environmental alternatives (eco-friendly paper bag, biking rather than using vehicles for sightseeing)
5. Maintaining biodiversity
6. Research and training, providing better information
7. Promoting respect for the natural, social and cultural environments
8. Integrating tourism into planning for development
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| Recent lexicon: glamping | A form of camping involving accommodation and facilities that more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping. |
| Touristic amenities | The basic facilities or services provided in a tourist destination. These may include accommodation facilities, transportation, catering, financial services, security basic medical infrastructure and waste disposal system, shopping centers, theme parks and other amusement facilities.
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| Domestic tourism | means traveling within the country. |
